Now Playing "Bakersfield Mist" — Last Two Weekends!

Directed by Susan Kelejian

Reviews are flooding in! Bakersfield Mist is a wonder, delightful, and totally hilarious—a total surprise!"

The reviewers are raving!!

See the "glowing Lee Ann Manley" and the "wonderful Paul Sulzman" in this play that asks "what makes art?" But the more important question is, when it comes to flesh and blood are we all worth the same?" Emily Dobi, VC Reporter(read full review)

High praise from Peter Strauss...

Glowing remarks after opening night...

"This is an absolutely stellar performance !!! Writing, directing, acting - couldn’t be better!" "Funny, sad, poignant and constantly interesting.""I haven't laughed this much at a play in years.""LeeAnn and Paul are the dynamic duo!""I didn't know what to expect. What I saw was superior to anything I could have imagined—BRAVO!"

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“Bakersfield Mist” is about a “hard-drinking broad” (Maude, portrayed by Lee Ann Manley) who buys a painting for $3 as a joke, because she thinks it’s so ugly. Someone suggests it could be a real Jackson Pollock. When a snooty art appraiser (Lionel, portrayed by Paul Sulzman) is dispatched to her trailer to authenticate the painting, the sparks and Jack Daniels start flying, as the two of them face off in a hilarious argument over what’s real and what’s not.

The bottom line: is it a hundred million-dollar missing Pollock or a fake?

NEW — Tickets for people age 25 and under are only $10 each — come enjoy the theater!

Artist Vonder Gray talking about "Bakersfield Mist" and the artwork used throughout the run of the play. Click to view. Video shot and edited by Steve Grumette.